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Hyundai shipyard works on offshore floating facility to store and vaporize liquefied ammonia
SEOUL -- South Korea's Hyundai shipbuilding group will develop a ship-type floating facility that can store and vaporize liquefied ammonia offshore for transfer to onshore pipelines. Ammonia is seen as a next-generation fuel that emits no carbon oxide during combustion, but floating storage and regasification facilities for ammonia at sea have not yet been constructed globally. In a joint project with Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) and Lloyd's Register, a Lon
December 7, 2022 -
State body certifies Ace One's method to increase hydrogen content in synthetic gas
SEOUL -- Ace One tech, a material inspection, measurement and analysis equipment manufacturer in South Korea, has worked out an eco-friendly method to increase the content of hydrogen in synthetic gas produced by the high-temperature pyrolysis of plastic waste. Synthetic gas, or syngas, is a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Korea Testing Laboratory (KTL), a state-run certification body, certified that syngas produced by Ace One through the high-temperature gasification of pl
December 7, 2022 -
Researchers develop power-saving wearable sweat sensor patch
SEOUL -- A joint team of researchers has developed a low-power-consuming wearable sweat sensor patch that can monitor the health condition of wearers in real time. By monitoring perspiration, the wearable sensor can notify its wearer of possible low blood sugar levels or malnutrition. Sweat is a composite liquid solution that contains various minerals, nutrients, and chemicals that vary in real-time depending on health conditions. Sweat sensors monitor blood glucose and hydration
December 7, 2022 -
DAPA joins government program to develop low-orbit satellite communication technology for military use
SEOUL -- South Korea's arms procurement agency joined a government program to develop low-orbit satellite communication technology and secure orbit and frequencies. The core technology of low-orbit satellite communication will be used in the defense sector, as seen in Russia-Ukraine battlefields where troops relied on low-orbit satellite communication after ground networks were destroyed. The Ministry of Science and ICT said it has signed a business cooperation agreement with th
December 7, 2022 -
KT provides first cloud-based virtual desktop service for central bank
SEOUL -- South Korea's central bank became the first public financial body to adopt a cloud-based virtual desktop service provided by KT. The service provides a higher level of security than ordinary operating systems and allows bank officials to access their worksites anywhere, anytime. By law, South Korean financial organizations should use built-in virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) operated through a centralized network controlled by an on-premise main server. The built-i
December 7, 2022 -
Blockchain technology support center to open in southern port city
SEOUL -- A blockchain technology support center will open in the southern port city of Busan to efficiently assist blockchain companies. The center will provide various services including consulting, legal and marketing-related advice, and educational programs. Companies can demonstrate various blockchain-based platforms inside the center size of about two football fields. Blockchain is basically a virtual ledger network system that is de facto unhackable. When a change is made to
December 7, 2022 -
LG Innotek unveils plastic-glass hybrid lenses for autonomous driving camera modules
SEOUL -- LG Innotek, the electrical component wing of South Korea's LG Group, unveiled two types of high-performance hybrid lenses for autonomous driving that reduced size and increased price competitiveness by cross-applying thin plastic and glass to improve performance. The company anticipates a great impact on cameral module markets. LG Innotek said that hybrid lenses for a driver monitoring system (DMS) and an advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) are 20 to 30 percent thi
December 7, 2022 -
S. Korea to invest $140mln to accelerate development for affordable carbon composite materials
SEOUL -- In a bid to nurture technological capabilities in manufacturing carbon-based materials and products at affordable prices, South Korea will invest 185 billion won ($140 million) by 2030 to accelerate the technological development of carbon composite materials. A carbon composite is basically carbon and carbon fibers mixed with various polymers to be made into hard blocks and other shapes. The carbon-based material has more than 10 times higher strength compared to steel of
December 6, 2022 -
University research team develops highly stable long-life secondary battery materials for EVs and ESSs
SEOUL -- A university research team has developed highly stable and high-capacity secondary battery materials that are ideal for high-performance devices such as electric vehicles and energy storage systems. Instead of lithium, the research team used zinc-aluminum alloy and a hybrid aluminum-ion solution for electrolytes. Normally, high-performance batteries are mainly made of lithium and a liquid electrolyte. Because lithium is an expensive and volatile metal, all lithium-ion batt
December 6, 2022 -
SK Group chairman Chey secures legal approval to divorce wife
SEOUL -- Chey Tae-won, a business tycoon who controls South Korea's third-largest conglomerate SK Group, secured legal approval to divorce his wife, seven years after the 62-year-old revealed his extramarital love affair and the existence of a child out of wedlock. The ostensible reason for the breakdown of their 34-year-old relationship was differences in personality. A family court accepted their divorce on December 6, ruling that Chey should pay a symbolic amount of 100 mil
December 6, 2022
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Seoul unveils new slogan for iconic landmark 'Dongdaemun Design Plaza'
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VIDEO: Dongdaemun Design Plaza celebrates 10th anniversary
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Korean e-commerce firms vying to lure customers quitting Coupang over fee hike
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N. Korean leader inspects test-firing of new multiple rocket launcher shell
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Korean football team fails to qualify for Olympics for first time in 40 years
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Seoul aims to revitalize Han River into leisure, tourism hub
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Education startup Mathpresso makes TIME's top edutech company list
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Vietnamese schools adopt AI-based Korean learning platform
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VISUALS: Premier electric vehicle fair underway in Seoul
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HYBE takes legal action against NewJeans agency CEO amid management control feud